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Lot 2, fed mixed hay (SO per cent timothy) and corn stover ad libitum, gave 

 a corresponding gain of 0.085 lb., and lot 3, fed timothy hay and turnips ad 

 libitum, one of 0.09 lb. The respective costs per pound of gain were 9.05, 18.6, 

 and 14.75 cts. 



An experiment vs^as carried on to determine the relative value of alfalfa v^hen 

 fed alone and in different combinations with roots and grains. Five lots of 

 50 wethers each were fed 112 days. Lot 2, receiving alfalfa and screenings, 

 showed the greatest profit, $1.58 per lamb; lot 4, receiving alfalfa and roots 

 with a grain ration the last 6 weeks, showed the second largest profit, $1.42 

 per lamb ; lot 5, receiving alfalfa alone, M'ith a grain ration the last 6 weeks, 

 stood third as a profit producer, making $1.31 per lamb ; lot 3, on alfalfa roots 

 and mixed grains, produced $1.23 ; and lot 1, on alfalfa and mixed grains made 

 $1.20 per lamb. 



A test was made with 5 lots of 5 pigs each for 56 days to determine the rela- 

 tive value in pig feeding of a ration of a mixture of ground barley, shorts, and 

 gi'ound oats 2:2:1, and supplemented by turnips, as compared with the meal 

 alone and with skim milk. In this test, on the meal and milk ration there was 

 produced an average daily gain per head of 0.87 lb. at a cost of 3.8 cts. per 

 pound. The corresponding gains for the meal and pulped turnips, cooked, were 

 0.5S lb., at a cost of 4.7 cts. per pound ; the meal and pulped turnips, raw, 0.42 

 lb. at a cost of 4.9 cts. per pound; the lot fed on meal and pulped mangels, raw, 

 0.65 lb., costing 5.1 cts. per pound; and meal and water, 0.72 lb. at 5.1 cts. 

 These experiments indicate the great value of skim milk for fattening hogs. 



In sheep feeding experiments to determine the best means of disposing of 

 by-products of wheat farms, 4 lots of western range sheep were fed 126 days 

 on wheat screenings and different kinds of roughage. Lot 1, fed hay in the 

 stable, made an average daily gain of 0.14 lb. per head; lot 2, on alfalfa out- 

 side, 0.29 lb. ; lot 3, on hay outside, 0.12 lb., and lot 4 on straw outside 0.12 lb. 

 The costs per pound of gain were 10.7, 9.6, 17.7, and 10.1 cts., respectively. 

 " The striking result of this experiment is the much greater gains made by the 

 sheep fed on alfalfa than those on hay." 



Feeding for beef in central Alberta, G. H. Hutton (Canada Expt. Farms 

 Bui. 12, 2. ser., 1912, pp. 13, pis. 4). — This summarizes the steer- feeding tests 

 at the Lacombe Experimental Station, Alberta, during the years 1909-1912, 

 most of which have been previously noted from other sources (E. S. R., 27, 

 p. 372; 29, p. 271). 



As a result of the work it is concluded that low-grade grains may be made 

 to bring the producer a higher price per bushel sold through steers than will 

 high-gi-ade grains sold through the elevators. The 3-year-oid steers seem better 

 adapted for straight wheat feeding than the 2-year-old steers. The breeder is 

 recommended to feed his steers and market them in a finished condition. 



Beport of the animal industrialist, J. M. Scott (Florida Sta. Rpt. 1912, pp. 

 XXI-XXXI).—ln addition to work previously noted (E. S. K., 27, pp. 373, 672), 

 a report is given on 2 steers fed 89 days on a ration of corn and cotton-seed 

 meal 3 : 1, with Japanese cane for forage, which made an average daily gain 

 of 1.68 lbs. Data are also reported regarding the milk production of the station 

 dairy herd, food consumption, body weights, etc. 



Cattle feeding experiments with coconut cake, wheat bran, and linseed 

 cake, W. Bruce (Edinb. and East of Scot. Col. Agr. Rpt. 21, 1912, pp. 17).— Re- 

 sults are reported of the feeding of 42 head of 2-year-old bullocks for 4 and 5 

 months on special feeds of coconut cake, wheat bran, and linseed cake, together 

 with a daily basal ration of 4 lbs. Bombay cotton cake, 90 lbs. swedes, and 12 

 lbs. oat straw. 



